{"id":389970,"date":"2025-11-19T13:22:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T13:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/389970\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T13:22:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T13:22:13","slug":"israeli-army-says-it-killed-two-hezbollah-operatives-in-southern-lebanon-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/389970\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli Army Says It Killed Two Hezbollah Operatives in Southern Lebanon Strike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-testid=\"rich-text\" class=\"rXoKk hYDRe hnysah jUVRgC gZAOgR kTHets jRwofS qSgdC brXQGp kHlstv eeFyyU krpnci cLDOsk cgtMrY TSpXR\">Here are Wednesday&#8217;s latest key updates on Israel, Gaza and the West Bank:<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\" class=\"rXoKk hYDRe hnysah jUVRgC gZAOgR kTHets jRwofS qSgdC brXQGp kHlstv eeFyyU krpnci cLDOsk cgtMrY TSpXR\">\u25a0 The <a class=\"eGCNgh dLUwcr fqmBkg bDhwrW ldclWd iRietU gAhwfJ iaemGh klOnSG jXnPOM cxrii bsfUtT hVpJBA jAPbjB\" href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/2025-11-19\/ty-article\/.premium\/knesset-debates-bill-imposing-death-penalty-for-terrorists-within-90-days-without-appeal\/0000019a-9b6e-d7d6-ab9f-fffe38b00000\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"iLdtFu\">Knesset discussed a bill<\/strong><\/a> to allow the <strong class=\"iLdtFu\">death penalty by lethal injection<\/strong> for terrorists, which would be carried out within <strong class=\"iLdtFu\">90 days<\/strong> without an ability to appeal the decision against &#8220;<strong class=\"iLdtFu\">anyone who kills Jews only because they are Jews<\/strong>.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\" class=\"rXoKk hYDRe hnysah jUVRgC gZAOgR kTHets jRwofS qSgdC brXQGp kHlstv eeFyyU krpnci cLDOsk cgtMrY TSpXR\">\u25a0 Israel&#8217;s High Court of Justice has ruled that the government must swiftly implement criminal enforcement measures against ultra-Orthodox individuals who evade military service.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\" class=\"rXoKk hYDRe hnysah jUVRgC gZAOgR kTHets jRwofS qSgdC brXQGp kHlstv eeFyyU krpnci cLDOsk cgtMrY TSpXR\">\u25a0 <strong class=\"iLdtFu\">Rabbi Dov Lando,<\/strong> leader of the Lithuanian ultra-Orthodox community, announced his <a class=\"eGCNgh dLUwcr fqmBkg bDhwrW ldclWd iRietU gAhwfJ iaemGh klOnSG jXnPOM cxrii bsfUtT hVpJBA jAPbjB\" href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/2025-11-19\/ty-article\/.premium\/ultra-orthodox-faction-leader-comes-out-in-support-of-idf-draft-exemption-bill\/0000019a-9b33-dd6e-a5fa-fbf7cfd10000\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"iLdtFu\">support for a draft exemption bill<\/strong><\/a>, the Degel Hatorah faction announced on Wednesday, <strong class=\"iLdtFu\">removing the last remaining ultra-Orthodox opposition<\/strong> to the measure.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\" class=\"rXoKk hYDRe hnysah jUVRgC gZAOgR kTHets jRwofS qSgdC brXQGp kHlstv eeFyyU krpnci cLDOsk cgtMrY TSpXR\">\u25a0 The reportedly <strong class=\"iLdtFu\">planned meeting<\/strong> between U.S. special envoy <strong class=\"iLdtFu\">Steve Wtikoff<\/strong> and Hamas chief negotiator <strong class=\"iLdtFu\">Khalil al-Hayya<\/strong> was canceled due to Israeli pressure, a <strong class=\"iLdtFu\">Palestinian source<\/strong> confirmed to <strong class=\"iLdtFu\">Hezbollah-affiliated<\/strong> Lebanese channel Al Mayadeen.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\" class=\"rXoKk hYDRe hnysah jUVRgC gZAOgR kTHets jRwofS qSgdC brXQGp kHlstv eeFyyU krpnci cLDOsk cgtMrY TSpXR\">\u25a0 The <strong class=\"iLdtFu\">Israeli military<\/strong> said it killed <strong class=\"iLdtFu\">two Hezbollah operatives<\/strong> in southern Lebanon on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\" class=\"rXoKk hYDRe hnysah jUVRgC gZAOgR kTHets jRwofS qSgdC brXQGp kHlstv eeFyyU krpnci cLDOsk cgtMrY TSpXR\">\u25a0 <a class=\"eGCNgh dLUwcr fqmBkg bDhwrW ldclWd iRietU gAhwfJ iaemGh klOnSG jXnPOM cxrii bsfUtT hVpJBA jAPbjB\" href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/middle-east-news\/2025-11-18\/ty-article\/.premium\/saudi-crown-prince-says-palestinian-state-key-to-normalization-with-israel-at-trump-meet\/0000019a-9830-d7d6-ab9f-fdf831110000\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"iLdtFu\">Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman<\/strong> <\/a>said that the <strong class=\"iLdtFu\">establishment of a Palestinian state<\/strong> as part of the two-state solution is key to <strong class=\"iLdtFu\">normalization with Israel<\/strong> at his meeting with <strong class=\"iLdtFu\">U.S. President Donald Trump<\/strong> at the White House. <\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\" class=\"rXoKk hYDRe hnysah jUVRgC gZAOgR kTHets jRwofS qSgdC brXQGp kHlstv eeFyyU krpnci cLDOsk cgtMrY TSpXR\">\u25a0 Asked by reporters in the Oval Office about the amount <strong class=\"iLdtFu\">Saudi Arabia is planning<\/strong> on spending <strong class=\"iLdtFu\">on the reconstruction of Gaza,<\/strong> the crown prince said that the amount is still being discussed, while President Donald Trump interjected, saying, <strong class=\"iLdtFu\">&#8220;It&#8217;ll be alot, it&#8217;s very important to him.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Here are Wednesday&#8217;s latest key updates on Israel, Gaza and the West Bank: \u25a0 The Knesset discussed 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